The annual Gold Tower Awards, recognizing excellence in communications and marketing at Georgia Tech, were presented on Nov. 17.

The following units and people walked away with this year’s awards:

Print Communications

• Invitations and Programs: Campaign Georgia Tech Dinner Invitation, Office of Development

• Advertisements, Flyers, Posters and Postcards: Student Alumni Association Launch Posters, Alumni Association

• Brochures, Handbooks and Guides: Georgia Tech Campaign Case Statements, Office of Development

• Annual Publications: Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) 75th Anniversary Special Edition Annual Report

• Quarterly and Monthly Publications: Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, Alumni Association

Digital Communications

• Websites and Microsites: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Website.
• Videos: 50th Anniversary of the Matriculation of Black Students at Georgia Tech Commemorative video,  Communications and Marketing
• Digital Communications and Social Media: Building a Wikipedia Presence — Delivering Results for GTRI and Georgia Tech, GTRI

Written Communications

• Editorial Excellence: “The Internet’s Gatekeepers,” College of Computing
• Research News Writing: Attacking Ethical Issues and Scoring Major Media for Robot Deception Research, Research News and Publications

Marketing Campaigns

• Single-Channel Marketing Campaigns: Password Cracking, Reputation Building and a $10 Million Contract, GTRI
• Internal Integrated Marketing Campaigns: GTRI: There’s a Lab for That, GTRI

Events

• Annual Events: 2010 Burdell-Phoenix Dinner, Alumni Association
• Special Events: Student Alumni Association Launch Day, Alumni Association

Leadership

• Faculty Communicator of the Year: Mark Prausnitz, Regents’ Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Staff Communicator of the Year: John Toon, director, Research News and Publications